Levergun loading options
Forum rules
Welcome to the Leverguns.Com General Discussions Forum. This is a high-class place so act respectable. We discuss most anything here other than politics... politely.
Please post political post in the new Politics forum.
Welcome to the Leverguns.Com General Discussions Forum. This is a high-class place so act respectable. We discuss most anything here other than politics... politely.
Please post political post in the new Politics forum.
Levergun loading options
The fellow with the 9410 loading issues got me to wondering. Has anyone ever made a lever gun that bottom loaded like shotguns? If not, why?
Jeepnik AKA "Old Eyes"
"Go low, go slow and preferably in the dark" The old Sarge (he was maybe 24.
"Freedom is never more that a generation from extinction" Ronald Reagan
"Every man should have at least one good rifle and know how to use it" Dad
"Go low, go slow and preferably in the dark" The old Sarge (he was maybe 24.
"Freedom is never more that a generation from extinction" Ronald Reagan
"Every man should have at least one good rifle and know how to use it" Dad
-
hfcable
- Advanced Levergunner
- Posts: 2539
- Joined: Tue Sep 04, 2007 1:24 pm
- Location: wasilla, alaska and bozeman, montana
Re: Levergun loading options
the bullard is a bottom loader and was made in small frames and large frames, including 45/70
here is mine , in 45/70
and here is a video with a lot of info
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZNt3UyddwE
here is mine , in 45/70
and here is a video with a lot of info
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZNt3UyddwE
cable
-
earlmck
- Advanced Levergunner
- Posts: 3698
- Joined: Tue Nov 30, 2010 12:10 am
- Location: pert-neer middle of Oregon
Re: Levergun loading options
Now the old Remington m14 pumps (of which I am a fan) bottom feed and include a slick little "step" on the loading gate that holds the cartridge in place while loading without need of the thumb.
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
The greatest patriot...
is he who heals the most gullies. Patrick Henry
is he who heals the most gullies. Patrick Henry
Re: Levergun loading options
Part of this equation revolves around how well the loading gate works. When operating correctly. they arent difficult to load. 73 and 83 in particular are easy to load, 92 a bit easier than 94s, but 94s load slick when the parts arent rough, as, unfortunately, so many post 64 guns are. They can be helped with a little TLC as mentioned in the 410 thread, none of the common not loading the shell in all the way isnt required when they work right.
"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat." -Theodore Roosevelt-
Isnt it amazing how many people post without reading the thread?
Isnt it amazing how many people post without reading the thread?